Modern World Coins

Modern World Coins

Among the many Certified Modern World Coins we carry are the 2004 75th Anniversary Canadian Gold Maple Leaf, NGC Graded MS70, considered by some to be the rarest Gold Maple of all time. The 2010 Proof Chinese Silver Year of the Tiger Flower in PCGS PR70 is another. Only 2,000 of the 2008 P $100 Australian Gold Koala were struck—and we have them in PCGS Deep Cameo PR70! Read More

Certified coins are coins that have been assessed and assigned a grade by a recognized TPG company such as NGC (Numismatic Guarantee Corporation) or PCGS (Professional Coin Grading Service), according to an extremely detailed set of standards that include verification of age, authenticity, state, condition, and myriad other factors. Dealers and collectors have the option of having their coins graded by such an institution, after which each is individually sealed in a tamper-proof transparent plastic capsule (encapsulated), or slab, with a label affixed attesting to its grade.

Some of the grades and conditions assigned to coins by PCGS and NGC are:

PR70

A perfect coin in proof state

PR69

An almost-perfect coin in proof state

MS70

A perfect coin in "Mint State"—as it came directly from a mint

MS69

An almost-perfect coin in "Mint State"—as it came directly from a mint

Early Release

NGC's designation for a coin that was delivered for grading within 30 days of its initial release by a Mint

First Strike

PCGS's designation for a coin that was delivered for grading within 30 days of its initial release by a Mint

DEEP CAMEO

PCGS - Usually "proof state" coins whose devices are so distinct from their fields, that they appear to be black and white when held at a certain angle.

DCAM

Short for "Deep Cameo"

ULTRA CAMEO

NGC - Usually "proof state" coins whose devices are so distinct from their fields, that they appear to be black and white when held at a certain angle.